Film on Trinidad Escalante Swilling, born in Hermosillo, Mexico to a Spanish father and Mexican mother. After the death of her father, she and her mother would move to Tucson where Trinidad would marry Jack Swilling, a Confederate veteran of the...

Trinidad Escalante Swilling was born in Hermosillo, Mexico to a Spanish father and Mexican mother. After the death of her father, she and her mother would move to Tucson where Trinidad would marry Jack Swilling, a Confederate veteran of the Civil...

Biographical film of Lu¡sa Ronstadt Espinel, from the city of Tucson in Arizona, who inherited her love of Mexican and Spanish music from her parents at a young age. Her appreciation of Hispanic culture lead her to begin a music career and tour the...

Luisa Ronstadt Espinel, from the city of Tucson in Arizona, inherited her love of Mexican and Spanish music from her parents at a young age. Her appreciation of Hispanic culture lead her to begin a music career and tour the United States,...

Biographical film on Romana Acosta Bañuelos, the daughter of an Arizona copper miner who would go on to found Ramona's Mexican Food Products, Inc., the Pan-American National Bank, and later be appointed to serve as U.S. Treasurer by President Nixon.

Daughter of an Arizona copper miner, Romana Acosta Bañuelos would go on to found Ramona's Mexican Food Products, Inc., the Pan-American National Bank, and later be appointed to serve as U.S. Treasurer by President Nixon.

Biographical film on Graciela Gil Olivarez, who grew up in a segregated mining town in Barcelona, Arizona and would rise to become Phoenix's first female disc jockey. Her capacity in radio gave her an opportunity to speak on behalf of destitute...

Graciela Gil Olivarez grew up in a segregated mining town in Barcelona, Arizona and would rise to become Phoenix's first female disc jockey. Her capacity in radio gave her an opportunity to speak on behalf of destitute Mexican American families,...

Footage of Dr. Christine Marín, speaking on the tradition of Mexican-Americans in Arizona to preserve their family legacy through family heirlooms, historical documents and photographs. The Chicano/a Research Collection and the Hayden Library at...

Dr. Christine Marín, on the tradition of Mexican-Americans in Arizona to preserve their family legacy through family heirlooms, historical documents and photographs. The Chicano/a Research Collection and the Hayden Library at Arizona State...

Mohave County (Ariz.)--History; Mohave County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; Asturias (Spain); Retinitis pigmentosa; Sarah Coventry, Inc; League of United Latin American Citizens; Arizona-Mexico Commission; American Women in Radio and Television...

Vignette of the life of Julia Cuesta Soto Zozaya, who exemplified a moral courage and strong will to succeed. As a teenager, Julia was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa; by the age of 27, she was legally blind. Despite her loss of vision, Julia...

Mohave County (Ariz.)--History; Mohave County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; Asturias (Spain); Retinitis pigmentosa; Sarah Coventry, Inc; League of United Latin American Citizens; Arizona-Mexico Commission; American Women in Radio and Television...

Julia Cuesta Soto Zozaya exemplified a moral courage and strong will to succeed. As a teenager, Julia was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa; by the age of 27, she was legally blind. Despite her loss of vision, Julia pursued a series of successful...

Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.); Salt River Project; Americanization; San Luis (Yuma County, Ariz.); University of Utah; University of California at Berkeley; League of United Latin American Citizens; United Service Organizations (U.S.);

Vignette of the life of Plácida Elvira García Smith, whose place in Phoenix history lies during post-World War I at Friendly House, established in 1920. Disturbed by the poverty and racism she witnessed within the Mexican and Mexican-American...

Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.); Salt River Project; Americanization; San Luis (Yuma County, Ariz.); University of Utah; University of California at Berkeley; League of United Latin American Citizens; United Service Organizations (U.S.);

Plácida Elvira García Smith’s place in Phoenix history is during post-World War I at Friendly House, established in 1920. Disturbed by the poverty and racism she witnessed within the Mexican and Mexican-American community in south Phoenix, Plácida...

Vignette of the lives of sisters Dora and Alicia, fifth-generation descendents of a pioneer Mexican family that helped establish Wickenburg, Arizona in 1863. After a long career in nursing, Dora became a teacher at the Veda B. Frank Elementary...

Sisters Dora and Alicia are fifth-generation descendents of a pioneer Mexican family that helped establish Wickenburg, Arizona in 1863.
After a long career in nursing, Dora became a teacher at the Veda B. Frank Elementary School in Guadalupe and...

Vignette of the life of Anna Marie Ochoa O'Leary, an assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American and Raza Studies at the University of Arizona, where she also earned her B.A. in political science and her Ph.D. in anthropology. Her...

Anna Marie Ochoa O’Leary is an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Mexican American and Raza Studies at the University of Arizona, where she earned her B.A. in political science and her Ph.D. in anthropology. Her research and...